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Observatories in Austria
Austria has 50 observatories on the map. 47 watch the night sky. 2 watch something else — the Sun, the radio sky, particles, Earth’s field, or a volcano. The earliest was founded 1749. Below: how they split by what they watch, and the country’s notable sites. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-23.
OBSERVATORIES50
OLDEST FOUNDED1749
NOT WATCHING STARS2
By what they watch
Astronomical47 · 94%
Geo & magnetic2 · 4%
Other1 · 2%
Notable observatories in Austria
A representative mix — the specialised sciences first, then the earliest sites by founding year.
Geo/magneticConrad Magnetic Observatory
Geo/magneticObservatorium Sonnblick
AstronomicalKremsmünster Observatory1749
AstronomicalVienna Observatory1753
AstronomicalOld Innsbruck Observatory1904
AstronomicalUrania1910
AstronomicalSternwarte Davidschlag1978
AstronomicalJohannes-Kepler-Volkssternwarte1981
AstronomicalGahberg Observatory1988
AstronomicalFranz-Kroller-Sternwarte
AstronomicalSterngarten
AstronomicalUniversitätssternwarte Graz
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